# NTSB MKC79FCG35: Piper PA-34, N2160N, Osage Beach, MO, March 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1979
- Place: Osage Beach, MO · OSAGE BEACH, MO
- Location: 38.1362° N, 92.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osage Beach, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1362&lon=-92.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0458  79/3/28    OSAGE BEACH,MO      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 486
        TIME - 1930                    N2160N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINN CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 OSAGE BEACH,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2160N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160N-2011-05-25), registration cancelled 2011-05-25, S/N 32-938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Linn Creek

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790328005299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328005299A), Mar 28, 1979: Piper PA34200, Osage Beach, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot leveled off too high on landing. Aircraft dropped in hard enough to cause substantial damage.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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